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Advocacy News
7.31.2018
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is reauthorized
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act was reauthorized on July 31, 2018. This law increases access to employment opportunities for
Advocacy News
7.24.2018
Celebrate the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act!
ADA is a landmark civil rights law. It prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment, education, housing,
Advocacy News
7.24.2018
An Update on ABLE Accounts
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act was signed into law on December 19, 2014. The ABLE Act amended the federal tax code to allow
Advocacy News
7.11.2018
North Dakota becomes 48th state to require autism insurance coverage
This morning, North Dakota became the 48th state to require autism insurance coverage. North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced that
Advocacy News
7.5.2018
Bill passed to delay implementation of Electronic Visit Verification
Autism Speaks supported legislation recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would delay the implementation of Electronic Visit
Press Release
6.25.2018
DNAstack and Autism Speaks® Announce Collaboration
DNAstac, a software company that develops a cloud-based platform to manage, analyze and search genomic datasets, and Autism Speaks announced today a
Advocacy News
6.21.2018
19th Anniversary of the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision
In the 1999 case, Olmstead v. L.C., the Court held that unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation
Science News
6.5.2018
Autism Speaks launches $1.5 million funding opportunity for treatment studies
Autism Speaks is pleased to announce $1.5 million in funding for two clinical trials evaluating new medical and behavioral therapies, with an emphasis
Science News
5.11.2018
Highlights from the 2018 meeting of the International Society for Autism Research May 9-12
Highlights from the 2018 meeting of the International Society for Autism Research
Press Release
5.9.2018
Ready, Willing and Able to Work: How Small Businesses Empower People with Autism
Testifying today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, Autism Speaks President and CEO Angela Geiger addressed an area
Advocacy News
5.8.2018
Georgia autism insurance mandate expanded to age twenty
Governor Deal has signed Senate Bill 118, which amends Ava's Law by increasing the limits on the coverage of applied behavior analysis to individuals
Advocacy News
5.1.2018
Congressional Briefing on Law Enforcement Interactions with the Autism Community
On Thursday, April 26th, Autism Speaks hosted a briefing in coordination with the Congressional Coalition on Autism Research and Education to
Advocacy News
5.1.2018
Autism advocates gather in D.C. for 2018 Congressional Hill Day
Each year, Autism Speaks hosts a Hill Day and Congressional Briefing to increase understanding and acceptance of autism and raise awareness of autism
Science News
4.30.2018
IACC announces top autism research advances of 2017
The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee annual list of top 20 studies includes 8 funded by Autism Speaks and/or its Autism Treatment
News
4.27.2018
GameStop and Autism Speaks launch NXT Gen Coders program
It is estimated that by 2020, there will be more than one million open jobs in the computer coding industry. Computer programming and coding are
Science News
4.26.2018